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François Jouffroy (February 1, 1806, Dijon-Laval, Mayenne, June 25, 1882) was a French sculptor. The son of a baker, he attended the drawing school in Dijon before being admitted to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1824. In 1832 he won the Prix de Rome. Jouffroy often had to contend with Pierre-Jean David d’Angers for public commissions, but during the Second Empire (1851–1870) still participated in the decoration of several public buildings. February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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Location within France Street in the centre of Dijon Dijon ( pronunciation?) is a city in eastern France, the préfecture (administrative capital) of the Côte-dOr département (county) and of the Bourgogne région. ...
Laval is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Mayenne département, located on the Mayenne River. ...
June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ...
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cole des Beaux Arts refers to several art schools in France. ...
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The Second French Empire or Second Empire was the imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France. ...
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Works
His best-known work is probably the sculpture “Girl Confiding her Secret to Venus” (1839), which can presently be seen at the Louvre. Among his other works are: Venus can refer to many things: Venus: the second closest planet to the Sun in our solar system Venus (mythology): the Roman goddess of love The planet Venus in Astrology is supposed to influence love and in Medical astrology is supposed to influence the digestive system. ...
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The main courtyard of the Louvre. ...
- the stone pediment for the Institut des Jeunes Aveugles (1840)
- the sculptures “Varsovie” and “Bruxelles” at the Chapelle-Montmartre-Parmentier (c. 1864-1865)
- “Marine Commerce and Naval Power” for the Guichets du Carrousel at the Louvre (c. 1867–1868)
- “Harmony” (1865–1869) on the façade of the new Paris Opera
- ”L'Aurore”, sculpture at the Montparnasse-Raspail (c. 1870-1875), one of a set of "Times of the Day" by various sculptors
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Exterior of the Palais Garnier. ...
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Students As a teacher at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Jouffroy had great influence on several famous artists, among these: |
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